I
can help you to find your Path, but only you can
walk it. Witchcraft is a personal
journey that only you can take. You are unique and
special, there is no one else like you. That means you have
abilities and desires that no one else does.

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Most people get confused because every
book seems to describe the same concept a
different way. Each of these books describes that particular author's
way of doing
things. Here you will find your own unique form of Witchcraft. That is
how you walk your
Path.

This
may sound intimidating, but if you read what is here, and throughout
CyberWitchcraft,
you will learn what it takes to be a Witch. It takes time,
and it takes effort, but nothing worth having comes easily.

Introductions
Are In Order

Any introduction
or discussion of Witchcraft is going to use words that you may not be
familiar with. Throughout this site, links in green
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As with
anything else you want to learn, the best
place to start is at the beginning. The
basic beliefs of Witchcraft
are fairly simple. It's like reciting the Golden Rule.
It's understanding the meaning behind the
words
that takes time.

Anyone
can
wear the symbols
of Witchcraft without knowing the meanings behind them, but
for the person who understands the meanings, they are extremely
powerful.
Understanding the symbols allows you to direct your magick
much quicker and easier.

There's
more to being a Witch than simply calling yourself a Witch.
A lot more. Being a Witch is the ability to make
changes in your life. Are you looking for money, love,
happiness? Through Witchcraft
you can have all of the things you most desire. Witchcraft allows
you to change the very fabric of reality,
if you understand how.

The
Basics

Before
you can
cast
your first Circle, or chant your first spell, you need to
have an understanding of tools that are used, and how
to consecrate those tools. Some of these tools are
not as obvious as a knife. They include things like an altar,
robes, and salt.

Once you
have
cast the Circle, and created your
Sacred Space, you call
to the Quarters or Elements, to protect that
space. These Guardians are powerful, and must be properly controlled if
you hope to use them in ritual.

Properly
casting your Circle for the first time is where you find out that you
really do
have the power to change reality. A Cast Circle is a place
that
is not a place, and a time that is not a time. It is an odd
feeling knowing that the world outside still exists, but not being able
to sense it.

Now you
can invoke
the Gods, and ask them to join you. Unlike the Quarters, you
cannot command the Gods, you simply invite them. As Witches,
we talk to our Gods, and listen to them, on a regular basis.

Most who
are
new to Witchcraft, think that hearing
voices is a sign of insanity, but really, what good is a God that never
answers your prayers? In reality, you are simply
communicating with that part of yourself that has the power to change
your life.

Once
your
Circle is complete, and your Temple
erected,
you begin the Working. I capitalize the word because your Working is
the entire purpose for the ritual. This is where you celebrate the
holiday, or cast your magick. It is called a Working because it is just
that, work.

This can
be a
celebrational working such as a
Sabbat, or the magickal Working of an Esbat.

After
completing whatever ritual Working you need,
it's time to relax with cakes and ale. If done correctly, the
Working
will have depleted your energy significantly.

By
sitting
down with food
and drink (alcoholic or not) you can ground and center yourself,
replenish your energy, and begin the journey back to the real world.

The last
step
in returning to the here and now, is
opening
the
Circle. You thank the Gods for their presence, dismiss the
Quarters, and cut the Circle. The Circle is now open, but remains
unbroken. While the ritual is now over, it remains with you.

As you
practice your Craft more, you will find
that there are times when you need a ritual.
You will feel it. For the
same reasons some people find comfort in going to church, you will find
that ritual can comfort and soothe you.

When
it's done
right, you come out of ritual more
alert, and refreshed than when you started. You feel a power that is
indescribable. You have talked to your
Gods and listened to their wisdom. You have reconnected with the Divine
within you, and confirmed that you can deal with
whatever life decides to throw at you.

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